Eaves trough fastening device



Sept 23 1941- J. w. JENNART 2,256,843

EAVES TROUGH FASIENING DEVICE Fi led June 27, 1939 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. Z3, 1941 `v 'UNITED sra/Tas Aram OFFICE 1 Claim.

I'his invention relates to eaves-trough fastening devices, and its general object is to provide a fastening device in the form of a snap action clip for detachably securing the trough to its hanger, to hold the same against any possibility of casual removal or displacement, in that the device sets up a clamping action against the trough, for drawing the latter in binding engagement with the hanger, yet the device can be applied and removed into and out of use, in an easy and expeditious manner, without the use of tools.

A further object is to provide a snap action clip fastening device that includes a pair of cooperating members permanently and pivotally connected together and each member is made from a single strand of wire bent and shaped for association with the trough and its hanger to perform the functions above set forth.

Another object is to provide a fastening device of the character set forth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, and extremely eicient in operation, use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating my fastening device in use and in applied position in full lines and partially applied in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a front view of the device in use.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device per se.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the letter A indicates an eaves-trough bracket, B a trough hanger secured to the bracket and C the trough, seated within the hanger, all of which form no part of the present invention, but are illustrated to show my device in use. The hanger or circle B is of a type that is provided with an inwardly directed hook at one end for receiving the inner longitudinal edge of the trough and an outwardly directed hook at its outer or opposite end for receiving means for fastening the trough to the hanger.

My device includes a hook member and a handled lever member, each being formed from a single strand of wire, and the strand from which the hook member is formed is looped midway its ends to provide a bight portion I bridging the outer ends of spaced arcuate portions 2 which provide with the bight portion l a hook, as best shown in Figure 3. From the arcuate portions 2, the strand extends into spaced shank portions 3 disposed in diverging relation with respect to each other from the arcuate portions as well as terminate into right angled bent trunnicn portions 4 directed toward each other from their juncture with the shank portions and thence in a plane at an inclined angle to the plane of the shank portions.

The handled lever member is of elongated substantially rectangular formation, and the strand of wire from which the handled lever member is formed is likewise looped midway its ends 'to provide a relatively wide bight portion 5 at one end of the lever member and the bight portion is notched or looped as at 6 for a purpose which will be later described. From the bight portion 6 the lever member is provided with spaced parallel portions I that extend into bearing eyes 8 having the trunnion portions 4 mounted therein for pivotally connecting the hook and lever members together, as clearly shown in Figure 3. EX- tending from the eyes in opposed relation with respect to the parallel portions 'l are spaced handle portions 9 directed toward each other in converging relation and slightly curved, as well as terminate in a looped hand gripping portion I0 disposed at an inclined angle to the remaining portio-ns of the lever member, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3. 'Ihe ends of the strand of wire from which the lever member is formed, provide the hand gripping portion I0 and are preferably disposed in overlapped relation and soldered or otherwise secured together.

In the use of my device, the hook of the hook member is disposed about the rolled bead of the trough C, and positioned thereon so that the outer hook of the hanger B is arranged between the shank portions 3, for the disposal of the latter hook in the path of the notch B for receiving the hanger hook therein, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, with the result it will be seen that the hanger hook acts as a fulcrum for the lever member which is then swung on its pivots for disposal passed its dead center point to snap into the full line position of Figure 1. It will be obvious that such action will draw the trough in binding engagement with the hanger, so that casual removal or displacement thereof with respect to the hanger is practically impossible.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the in- Vention will be readily apparent.

posal about the outer longitudinal edge of the trough, diverging shank portions formed on the arcuate portions for disposal upon opposite sidesv of the hanger hook, right angled bent trunnions formed on the shank portions and inwardly distrand of wire shaped to provide a bight portion having an inwardly directed notch midway its ends, parallel portions extending from the notched bight portion, eye bearings at the inner ends of the parallel portions and having the trunnions mounted therein for pivotally connecting the handled member to said hooked member, handle portions formed on and converging from the eye bearings for disposal upon opposite sides of the hanger below the hook thereof and terminating in an outwardly bent arcuate hand gripping portion, and said notched bight Y, Y portion being receivable Within the hanger hook with the notch bearing against the latter hook at its juncture with the remaining portion of the hanger for the lever member to fulcrum about rected therefrom, an elongated relatively narrow handled lever member formed from a single the hanger hook for drawing and securing the trough in binding engagement with the hanger. JOSEPH W. JENNART. 

